The German Academy of Aviation and Travel Medicine supports and conducts research in aviation and aerospace medicine, air travel medicine and related disciplines.
It supports early-career researchers, awards the Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger Prize and provides funding for selected research projects.
The annual science award recognises outstanding work in aviation and travel medicine. It is aimed particularly at early-career researchers, is advertised throughout Europe and carries prize money of €10,000.
The Academy’s Scientific Advisory Board selects the recipient. Current application documents and submission dates are available from the Academy office.
Each year, the Academy supports research projects from the proceeds of its non-profit activities. Researchers are expressly invited to submit project proposals.
In recent years, typical funding ranged from €5,000 to €30,000 per project and year. Two-year proposals are also possible. Funding decisions are made by the Scientific Advisory Board.
Project-related materials and other necessary non-personnel expenses may be requested.
Student assistants and research staff employed exclusively for the project are eligible. Existing permanent staff cannot be funded.
Necessary expense allowances for study participants may form part of the application.
The Academy awards scholarships for the Basic or Advanced Course. Physicians may apply if they are recommended by their national Aeromedical Service or nominated by its head.
The Scientific Advisory Board considers applicants’ financial circumstances as well as their scientific interest and achievements. A letter of recommendation and a curriculum vitae are required.
2022 · Anja Kathlin Faulhaber – Towards Single-Pilot Operations in Commercial Aviation
2019 · Eva-Maria Elmenhorst – Cognitive impairments caused by alcohol and sleep deprivation and the effectiveness of countermeasures
2019 · Florian Schmidt-Skipiol – Haptic feedback in fly-by-wire flight controls
2018 · Oliver Ullrich and Cora Thiel – Rapid adaptation of human cells to microgravity
2015 · Philipp Zanger – Effectiveness of rifaximin in travel medicine
2014 · Sonja Brungs – Influence of altered gravity on cellular processes
2019 · Jan Schmitz – Effects of hypobaric hypoxia
2014 · Thorsten O. Bender and A. Wutzler, Charité Berlin – Effects of air travel conditions on cardiac arrhythmias
2013 · Jürgen Knüppel – Mountain Wave Project
2011 · Rainald Fischer and Carla Ledderhos – Oxygen systems for chronic lung disease under cabin conditions
The Academy documents publications and scientific papers resulting from supported projects. Its archive includes project funding and publications dating back to the 1990s.
The Academy office can provide information about the complete archive, publications and current funding opportunities.